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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
Edmond W. Zaia, Berkeley, CA (US);
Madeleine P. Gordon, Berkeley, CA (US);
Preston Zhou, Fremont, CA (US);
Boris Russ, Berkeley, CA (US);
Nelson Coates, Oakland, CA (US);
Ayaskanta Sahu, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jeffrey J. Urban, Emeryville, CA (US);
Edmond W. Zaia, Berkeley, CA (US);
Madeleine P. Gordon, Berkeley, CA (US);
Preston Zhou, Fremont, CA (US);
Boris Russ, Berkeley, CA (US);
Nelson Coates, Oakland, CA (US);
Ayaskanta Sahu, Berkeley, CA (US);
Jeffrey J. Urban, Emeryville, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to thermoelectric polymer aerogels. In one aspect, a method includes depositing a solution on a substrate. The solution comprises a thermoelectric polymer. Solvent of the solution is removed to form a layer of the thermoelectric polymer. The layer is placed in a polar solvent to form a gel comprising the thermoelectric polymer. The gel is cooled to freeze the polar solvent. The gel is placed in a vacuum environment to sublimate the polar solvent from the gel to form an aerogel comprising the thermoelectric polymer.